What can the self-conscious emotion of guilt tell us about primary school teachers moral purpose and the relationships they have with their pupils?

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 491-507

  Farouk, Shaalan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emotions; guilt; moral purpose; teacher pupil relationships; teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863952766     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2012.696049     Document Type: Article

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